Strange People call me strange Just because I’m not tall People call me strange ‘Cause I don’t have good posture People call me strange ‘Cause I get a B+ People still call me strange I’m in a nursing home All I do is sit around There’s no reason to call me strange anymore Goodbye
Addicted I’m addicted To writing I can’t stop writing I’m like a miniature poet I’m addicted to writing I do it at recess And school when I’m supposed to do math I write all day and night That’s my hobby
Babies Babies are annoying All they do is poop And pee And sleep But they’re cute If you get ‘em to calm down
Stew What I put in my stew Well here are my ingredients Pepper, salt Raspberry squeezings Ketchup and mayonnaise Soda and juice A pinch of lemon squeezes Some potatoes from the garden You never go to the grocery store It always comes from home
Pirates Pirates are cruel They always drool They belong in a cell And I won’t tell
Peanut Butter Sandwich A king lived in a royal castle And all he ate was a peanut butter sandwich He was very cruel And all he ate was a peanut butter sandwich The royal people asked him what he wanted for lunch One day he took a bite of that peanut butter sandwich He couldn’t open his mouth He asked for the royal plumbers to come They took their plunger and tried to open his mouth But when they tried to open his mouth It got tighter They got some tools from the store And when they got home they put it in his mouth Well they realized they got glue So it got way tighter But finally a dentist came But he wasn’t very smart So he took out pliers And he made a tooth get loose So the dentist left And all he was saying Was nothing But he would tell he wanted a peanut butter sandwich But someone very smart came A scientist He opened his mouth There was a little creak And all the words he said Make me a peanut butter sandwich
Locked in a Room One day I was locked in a room I told my mom to get me out of there But she ain’t doing anything She’s fat All she does is sit on the couch I was bangin’ on the door My knuckles were bleeding Well my laptop was in there I thought I’d just write a little story I was in there for about three hours And finally my mom let me out But when I got out She told me to get the groceries And that’s where I got locked in a room And I said I’m not taking any chances
My cousin's hero is Shel Silverstein, and she loves all his books. Today we read The Giving Tree (possibly the most amazing children's book ever written), and she asked me if he was still alive. I looked it up and told her he wasn't. We talked about how he lives through his writing, and when people read his writing, and when other people write. She decided she wanted to write poems, so that's what we've been doing for the past half-hour. She said, "I wrote poems in preschool but they sucked." LOL! So this is one of her first swings at writing. She wants to be a writer when she grows up. Already I can tell she's gifted. I try not to be biased. I told her about the site and told her I'd post some of these on here. She'd love your feedback. You can call her "Cora" if you want to address her directly. :) Also, I loved listening to her read today. For the first time, I felt like I finally understood what The Giving Tree Means. It brought tears to my eyes. :) It's really the moments like these that make life. So today I'm really just feeling blessed. Thank you all! And thanks for listening to me babble. :) And for reading. You're amazing!
These are Awesome!
Haha, these are great! She's eight? How, really, really, really wonderful! Very well done.
My favorite was probably the peanut butter sandwich one, hahaha! And the last. But I also thought the pirate one was cute and Babies made me laugh!
Tell FIVE STARS! Very, very good I hope she maybe... creates an account, so we can read more!
"Here's looking at you, Kid"
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Write On!